1 million workers in IT by 2020
It is expected that by 2020, Vietnam will have one million people working in the IT industry. 80 percent of students graduating in subjects related to IT will have the professional knowledge and foreign language skills good enough to join the international labour market.
From now to 2015, about 30 percent of students are estimated have such skills.
Policies will introducedto make the target attainable. Forecasts about the demand in the IT sector will be released, based on which the plan to train the workforce for the sector will be drafted Some key training establishments will be given priority in receiving funding for necessary facilities, and granted more autonomy in their operation. Especially, measures will be taken to encourage the teaching to be conducted in English.
Vietnamese businesses with $15 billion in turnover to emerge
The Government will encourage big IT enterprises to expand the scopes of their businesses. It is expected that by 2015, Vietnam will have big IT companies ready to enter the international market and have an annual turnover of $10 billion. By 2020 it is expected that Vietnam will have giant enterprises with the turnover of $15 billion. The “cocks of the walk” are FPT (Corporation for Financing and Promoting Technologies), Viettel, VNPT (Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group), VTC and CMC.
Regarding the software outsourcing, the government aims for Vietnam to be listed in the world’s top 15 nations in terms of software outsourcing by 2015, and in the top 10 nations by 2020.
As for the hardware industry, Vietnam will create companies with the capability to design and produce hardware and accessories to reduce imports by 2015.
IT to be applied in public services
From now to 2015, the IT will be used in addressing important socio-economic issues, such as the urban traffic management, food safety and weather forecasts.
Institutions will provide public services online at second and third levels. About 80 percent of companies and social organizations will apply IT in their business management and production. IT will be popularized in education, healthcare, national defense and public security.
A target that Vietnam has set up for 2020is to enter into the list of top third of countries in the United Nation’s ranking in terms of the readiness for e-Government.
Broad band to reach out to villages
To facilitate the development ofIT industry Vietnam will strengthen the telecommunications infrastructure. By doing so, the country aims to be listed among the 65 most developed nations in the field in the ranking of the International Telecommunications Union by 2015.
It is excepted that by that time, the basics of the plan to provide broad band connection in villages and wards across the country will be completed, while broad band mobile wave coverage will reach out to 85 percent of people.
It is estimated that by 2011, most families in Vietnam will have telephones. By 2015, 20-30 percent of families will have computers and Internet access, 90 percent of families will have television. The percentage of families having computer and Internet access will be raised to 50-60 percent by 2020.
Source: Thoi bao Kinh te Saigon
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